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Yellowstone National Park Pictorials, circa 1890s-1920s
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Yellowstone National Park Pictorials
- Dates
- circa 1890s-1920s (inclusive)18901929
- Quantity
- 1.5 Linear feet of shelf space, (1 box), (127 items)
- Collection Number
- PC 102 (collection)
- Summary
- Commercially produced sets totaling 127 Yellowstone National Park images, dating from the 1890s to 1920s.
- Repository
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Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection is open and available for research use.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
A compilation of commercially produced tourism images of Yellowstone National Park. Two albums of tinted prints/photographs, all labeled, plus one photo of Liberty Cap and Mammoth Inn, ca. 1890. Also includes six sets of painted postcards, all labeled, totaling about 98 images.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Preferred Citation
[Item description] Yellowstone National Park Pictorials, circa 1890s-1920s (PC 102)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Each folder in the collection collects one set of items (or one item) of common origin. The folders are ordered smallest to largest to reduce damage in future use.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | |
| 1 | 1 | 8 colored 2"x3" images. In original commercial packaging labeled "Yellowstone National Park. 20 Colored Miniatures. Series A. © Haynes Inc., Yellowstone Park, Wyo. 6A288." |
| 1 | 2 | 14 black and white commercial 2"x3" images. No branding, but one reads "© Haberstroh" which another reads "Photos by Dauphin for No. Pacific Ry." |
| 1 | 3 | 20 accordion folded color postcards in commercial envelope reading "Geyserland, Yellowstone National Park. Souvenir Folder. Pub. by H.H. Tammen co. Denver Colo." |
| 1 | 4 | 20 accordion folded color postcards in commercial envelope reading "Yellowstone National Park. Souvenir Folder." |
| 1 | 5 | 18 accordion folded color postcards in commercial envelope reading "Haynes Souvenir Folder. Yellowstone National Park. Series D." |
| 1 | 6 | 18 accordion folded color postcards in commercial envelope reading "Yellowstone National Park. © Curt Teich & Co., Inc., Chicago." |
| 1 | 7 | One 13.5"x10.5" black and white photograph of Liberty Cap at Mammoth Hot Springs, with the National Hotel in the background. That hotel places the photograph between 1886 and 1911. |
| 1 | 8 | 12 9"x6" hand-tinted photographs, printed on 12"x10" paper and mounted in a two-hole album labeled "Yellowstone National Park. Haynes Inc. St. Paul Minnesota and Yellowstone Park Wyoming." |
| 1 | 9 | 16 9"x6" hand-tinted photographs, mounted on 12"x10" black paper and mounted in a three-hole album labeled "The Wonders of Geyserland. Yellowstone National Park. Nature's Curiousity Shop. Copyrighted by H.H. Tammen Co. Denver." |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Geographical Names
- Yellowstone National Park -- Pictorial works.
Finding aid prepared by Mark O'English
2016
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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